Origins
The “Origins” lithograph series is based on the frames of a one second VHS video. Its creation process hints at how each frame was originally just a set of electronic signals on a circuit board. For each print, a video frame is first half-toned. Separately, the letterpress-printed shape of an actual VHS circuit board is scanned and a mask is created out of it. Finally, this mask is applied to each half-toned image to create the print. These prints match exactly the size of the main circuit board from an outdated VHS player (9×12″).
The following animated GIF shows the succession of prints in the series. Below them, you can see larger versions of some of the prints from this series.
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“Origins” prints as an animated GIF
- Origins (Frame 1/24) 2015. Lithograph on paper. 9×12″.
- Origins (Frame 6/24) 2015. Lithograph on paper. 9×12″.
- Origins (Frame 12/24) 2015. Lithograph on paper. 9×12″.
- Origins (Frame 18/24) 2015. Lithograph on paper. 9×12″.
- Origins (Frame 24/24) 2015. Lithograph on paper. 9×12″.
Project supported in part by the Iowa Arts Council.